万花筒 2011-01-25&01-26 天上掉粪便？

 This mysterious, brownish yellow substance that’s dripping down the siding of several homes in Amherst has sparked some controversy¹. Was it a bird or was it a plane? 

 

It is just kind of a shock, you know, not sure what it is, just some yellowy goopy stuff, but you know, it’s pretty gross right from the outside.

 

Whatever it is that showed up on the roofs and siding of several homes on Washington Highway and Berryman Drive last Tuesday, and it carries an unpleasant odor. Many homeowners that have been affected² suspected that an airplane may have emptied its bathroom contents mid-flight, splattering the neighborhood.

 

We have children in the neighborhood, this neighborhood is very high in traffic with kids, we’re dragging it into our houses, if it is an FAA issue or an overhead dropping, then we want a clean up, that’s it. It’s not anything more than that, we just want to make sure the neighborhoods and the houses are safe for the kids.

 

The Federal Aviation Administration  send inspectors³ to check out the mess last week,however their investigation⁴ determined⁵ that flocks of birds are responsible. The F.A.A. also replayed their radar⁶ records and say that there were no planes in the area at the time.

1 controversy   

n.争论，辩论，争吵

参考例句：

• That is a fact beyond controversy.那是一个无可争论的事实。
• We ran the risk of becoming the butt of every controversy.我们要冒使自己在所有的纷争中都成为众矢之的的风险。

2 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

3 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

6 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。